Synonyms for Petty
ˈpɛt ipet·ty

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. petty

   Synonyms:
   avaricious, close, covetous, greedy, ignoble, illiberal, mean, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, rapacious, stingy

   Antonyms:
   bountiful, chivalrous, disinterested, free, free-handed, free-hearted, generous, liberal, magnanimous, munificent, noble, open-handed, open-hearted

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. petty

   Synonyms:
   small, mean, paltry, ignoble, trifling, narrow, trivial, contemptible

   Antonyms:
   large, large-hearted, noble, generous, chivalrous, magnificent, liberal, broad

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. petit larceny, petty larceny, pettyadjective

   larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)

   Synonyms:
   petit larceny, petty larceny, petty

   Antonyms:
   of import, senior, important, broad-minded

2. junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty(a), secondary, subalternadjective

   inferior in rank or status

   "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"

   Antonyms:
   senior, of import, broad-minded, important

3. fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivialadjective

   (informal) small and of little importance

   "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"

   Synonyms:
   subaltern, junior-grade, piddling, superficial, trivial, picayune, diminutive, tiny, footling, petite, lowly, petty(a), lilliputian, slight, bantam, lower-ranking, small-minded, fiddling, petty, minuscule, short, midget, little(a), flyspeck, secondary, small, little, piffling, niggling

   Antonyms:
   senior, important, broad-minded, of import

4. petty, small-mindedadjective

   contemptibly narrow in outlook

   "petty little comments"; "disgusted with their small-minded pettiness"

   Synonyms:
   junior-grade, piddling, trivial, picayune, footling, lowly, petty(a), lilliputian, subaltern, small-minded, fiddling, petty, secondary, lower-ranking, little, piffling, niggling

   Antonyms:
   broad-minded, senior, of import, important

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pettyadjective

   Synonyms:
   little, small, trifling, trivial, frivolous, inconsiderable, unimportant, insignificant, slight, of small moment, of small account

2. pettyadjective

   Synonyms:
   inferior, of a low grade

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pettyadjective

   Synonyms:
   small, insignificant, trivial, trifling

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1. List of paraphrases for "petty":

   marinier, small-minded, minor, small, trivial, narrow, insignificant, patti, small-volume, petty-minded

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1. Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu:

   Part of field training is that a probationer would make numerous contacts with the public throughout the day ... We ran the vehicle and confirmed that the registration was expired and that the registered owner had a petty misdemeanor type warrant for some type of drug offense.

2. Sharon Cooper:

   I simply feel like the officer was picking on her, and I believe that is petty.

3. Craig Johnson:

   We don't play those petty games. But to insult us, that we're either being racist or we're being uncaring. That is insulting, the governor owes our community an apology, and I'll be waiting to hear that.

4. Sir Winston Churchill, Speech, 1941, Harrow School:

   Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.

5. Jose Ortega y Gasset:

   Our firmest convictions are apt to be the most suspect, they mark our limitations and our bounds. Life is a petty thing unless it is moved by the indomitable urge to extend its boundaries.